"'I fiercely dislike the idea of just throwing in more people for the sake of doing that,' he stressed. 'But last time I had all of Earth's Mightiest Heroes versus one British character actor, and I needed more conflict.'"

I will say, despite the pressure and hours involved, he DOES seem to be having a hoot with this - maybe this one even more so than the first as he's done all the introduction stuff and now can get on to the delightful fun of messing with everyone's head.